The Plaintiff alleged that her inadequate care at Bomaderry led to her development of an attachment disorder, a psychiatric condition arising out of the absence of a parental figure with whom the child develops a primary relationship.
The AWB knew that the express purpose of the transfer was to remove the Plaintiff ‘from association of aborigines’, which presumably included the Plaintiff’s mother and since the AWB was actively involved in the transfer of the Plaintiff to the Lutanda Home, it was therefore in a relationship of proximity to the Plaintiff.
He reached this conclusion by looking at the content of the admission form, from what was known about the home at Bomaderry, and from the minimal nature of Dora William’s involvement in the Plaintiff’s life and her lack of desire to have her daughter restored to her.
Bomaderry is a town in the Shoalhaven The Shoalhaven is a Local Government Area (Shoalhaven City, population ~85,000) and a region in south-eastern New South Wales (NSW), Australia, two hours south of Sydney.
These towns include Nowra, Bomaderry, the towns of the Ulladulla area (Ulludulla, Milton and Mollymook), Huskisson, Vincentia, Berry and Kangaroo Valley.
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